How to Say ‘Where is the train station?’ in French
Où est la gare ?
oo eh lah gar
[oo eh lah gar]
Phrase Breakdown
Où est
oo eh
Where is
Pronounced 'oo-eh' and said smoothly together.
Où est le musée ?
Where is the museum?
Words in this phrase
Où
[oo]
Where
Queries the position or location of something.
Où sont les toilettes s'il vous plaît?
Where are the toilets, please?
est
[eh]
is
Third person singular present of be.
C'est important.
It is important.
la gare ?
lah gar
the train station?
'Gare' is feminine and pronounced 'gar', with a soft French 'r'.
La gare est près d'ici.
The station is near here.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.
The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.
gare
[gar]
train station
Feminine noun for a railway station.
Le train part de la gare.
The train leaves from the station.
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